Teenage pregnancies, 1974 to 1994.
OBJECTIVE
This article provides an overview of trends from 1974 to 1994 in pregnancies among women aged 15 to 19.


METHODS
Vital statistics, abortion data, and hospital morbidity files maintained by Statistics Canada were used to develop estimated of pregnancies, live births, abortions, and stillbirths/miscarriages.


METHODS
Rates of pregnancy, live birth, abortion and stillbirth/miscarriage are based on the female population aged 15 to 19.


RESULTS
In 1994, there were an estimated 46,800 teenage pregnancies. This marked the continuation of an almost steady rise from 1987, when the number was 39,300. As well, there has been an increase in the percentage of teenage pregnancies ending in an abortion.
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Health Statistics Division at Statistics Canada, Ottawa.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001723:Birth Rate; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics